Junior League Review 2006
SEASON REVIEW 2015
JUNIOR LEAGUE
After last season’s Division 2 title, we once again competed in Division 1. As always in this Division we started the season with the aim of avoiding relegation and securing medals in as many age groups as possible. As you will see, we won 2 and lost 3 galas, thus securing a second consecutive season in the top division for the first time ever. Strong results in the 14’s meant we were the age group shield winners too!
RESULTS
Apr 3rdHome to Howe Bridgewon 68-40swimmer of match Sophie Quigley
Jun 15th Away to Radcliffelost 59-48swimmer of match Caitlin Lansom
Jun12thAway to Bury & Elton won55-49swimmer of match Ben Haughton
Jun 25thAway to Atherton & Leighlost 62-44swimmer of match Ben Lawton
Oct6thHome to Tyldesleylost 55-51swimmer of match Darshan C Lad
We achieved medals in the following events:
RUNNERS UP – 10BOYS:
Second to undefeated Atherton & Leigh was a great achievement for this young team
Joseph Eaton, Ben Haughton, Dominic Andrew, Harry Trelfa, Callum Shaw and Dylan Fung
RUNNERS UP – 10 MIXED:
Just 2 points dropped from this team all season
Caitlin Lansom, Lyra Holmes, Millie Platt, Lois Davies, Ben H, Joseph E, Callum S, Harry T and Dominic A
RUNNERS UP – 14 BOYS:
For such a small squad this was a great achievement
Rory Lees, Harry Finn, Neel Nadeem, Michael Haughton and Sam Doherty
JOINT RUNNERS UP– 14MIXED:
Second behind Radcliffe and tied with Tyldesley
Sophie Quigley, Hannah Smith, Maia Webster, Tegan Shaw, Rory L, Michael H, Harry F and Sam D
In the age groups:
Girls(max 15)Boys(max 15)Mixed(max 15)Total(max 45)
10/u 5wins10wins13 wins28 wins
12/u3wins7 wins4 wins14 wins
14/u8 wins11wins10 wins29 wins
16/u3wins7 wins6 wins16 wins
Once again the Boys win this year’s head to head 35 to 19. It is now 16 years since the Girls won more races than the Boys!
On the next page is the list of all swimmers who competed in the Junior League during the season. Very noticeable this season was the number of new swimmers who competed for the club and those no longer doing so. Excluding those too old for the Junior League we had 13 swimmers who did not feature this year and 18 swimmers new to the competition, I would certainly hope that turnaround is nothing like this next season!
ALL SWIMMERS WHO COMPETED DURING THE YEAR (WINS IN BRACKETS)
BOYSGIRLS
Joseph Eaton(13)Millie Platt(2)
Ben Haughton(25)Lyra Holmes(17)
Dominic Andrew(5)Lois Davies(5)
Harry Trelfa(12)Hollie Dickenson(4)
Dylan Roberts(3)Scarlett Cornwell(0)
Callum Shaw(11)Leah Jones(3)
Joshua Saxon(9)Caitlin Lansom(19)
Kian Tevlin(10)Leah Worthington(3)
Ronin Giron(8)Jessica Williams(0)
Ryan Coulthard(6)Aimee Carey(0)
Harry Finn(17)Aimee Dean(2)
Neel Nadeem(4)Jessica O Neill(0)
Rory Lees(19)Sophie Kershaw(2)
Michael Haughton(15)Abigail Fung(9)
Sam Doherty(9)Olivia Bell(4)
Ben Lawton(12)Maia Webster(15)
Matthew Smith(4)Hannah Smith(9)
Harry Simpson(3)Sophie Quigley(19)
Darshan Chiba-Lad(10)Tegan Shaw(11)
Mitchell O Neill(5)Rebecca Cooper(8)
Adam Kershaw(4)Oonagh Morton(10)
Luke Worthington(6)
This was the first time that Caitlin L, Ben H and Sophie Q had topped the list, well done!
The last five years leading winners were:
2010 – Lucy Cooper and Joseph & Stephen McCue / Callum Quigley
2011 – Hannah Smith and Harley Tennant
2012 – Hannah Smith and Callum Quigley
2013 – Hannah Smith and Luke Worthington / Sam Bennett
2014 – Hannah Smith and Callum Quigley
The following swimmers deserve a mention for competing in all fiveJunior Galas this year:
Ben H / Callum S / Harry T / Dominic A / Kian T / Joshua S / Ronin G / Harry F / Rory L / Sam D / Michael H / Ben L / Darshan C L / Lyra H / Lois D / Abigail F / Olivia B / Sophie K / Maia W / Sophie Q / Tegan S / Oonagh M and Rebecca C
Attendance – Similar to last year, we had 23 swimmers (named above) who competed in all five Gala’s. For each Gala there was an average of just over 3swimmers missing per gala which was the same as last season.
Final Season – It was the final year in the Junior League for Rebecca Cooper, Luke Worthington and Darshan Chiba Lad
JUNIOR LEAGUE WINS
Since the start of the 1997 season, we have a record kept of the total number of Junior League wins for each swimmer who has competed for the club. Fourof the top ten still compete for the cluband six of these swimmers have been awarded the Swimmer of the Year
Award.There are no new entries on this list this year, but Hannah added another 9 wins.Hannah is still eligible to swim in the Junior League for another 2 years and whilst toppling Catherine may be step too far, a top 3 finish is certainly on the cards.
1st*Catherine Broadbent177 wins
2ndNicola Shilley161
3rdDaniel Briggs137
4thJoseph McCue135
5thStephen McCue128
6thHelen Gourley127
7th Hannah Smith122
=8thDarcy Hobson113
=8thArron Alderson113
10thHarley Tennant109
*For those who may not be aware, Catherine represented the club in the Junior League for 8 years and averaged over 22 wins per season.
SWIMMER OF THE MATCH
The award for swimmer of the match has now been given since the start of the 2004 season, with 230 trophies being given out to 85different swimmers. This year’s multiple winners are Sophie Q, Caitlin L, and Lyra Hall with 2 awards each, whilst Abigail Fung leads the way with 3 awards (all in the Jubilee Competition)
Below is the ‘leaderboard’ up to and including the final gala of 2015 v Marple.
9 swimmer of match awardsRory Lees
8 swimmer of match awardsStephen McCue, Helen Gourley, Harley Tennant and Daniel Briggs
6 swimmer of match awardsJoseph McCue, Faye McMahon and Luke Worthington
5 swimmer of match awardsDarcy Hobson, Jessica Willis, Lucy Johnson, Michael Scott,
Tenneil Davies, Hannah Smith, Nicola Shilley, Callum Quigley, Caitlin Lansom and Abigail Fung
4 swimmer of match awardsAndrew Galley, Arron Alderson, Jack Corbett, Lucy Cooper, Ben Haughton, Sam Bennett and Sophie Quigley
3 swimmer of match awardsDillon Alderson, Gareth Unsworth, Jack Nutter, Ryan Manchester, Oonagh Morton and Rebecca Cooper
IN OTHER COMPETITIONS
JUBILEE
The format of the Jubileecompetition is that the first three rounds are a random draw with teams then graded and placed in the appropriate final. Finishing2nd 1stand 2ndin the opening galas, meant that we qualified for the A Final (having ranked 4th), for the first time in over 25 years.
As expected, the final turned out to extremely tough and with some key swimmers missing, we only managed one victory on the night – well done Ben Haughton!
The whole team can be proud of their efforts though with a special mention deserved for Ben H and Tegan S having to swim seven races and Abigail F who recording a tremendous five personal best times from her eight races – this in turn helped Abigail secure the Swimmer of the Match on the night.
The final team was: Ben H, Callum S, Harry T, Max S, Ronin G, Ryan C, Joshua S, Kian T, Harry F, Sam D, Rory L, Lyra H, Abigail F, Aimee D, Aimee C, Sophie K, Olivia B and Tegan S
Full results:
Gala 1) Stalybridge 138 / Ashton 126 / Atherton & Leigh 114
(Swimmer of match Abigail Fung)
Gala 2) Ashton 134 / Howe Bridge 119 / Rochdale 104
(Swimmer of match Lyra Holmes)
Gala 3)Chadderton 136/ Ashton132 / Dukinfield 106
(Swimmer of match Abigail Fung)
A Final) Stalybridge 136 /Oldham 117 / Tyldesley 89 / Ashton 78
(Swimmer of match Abigail Fung)
All the swimmers who managed 4 wins or more during the season are shown below with the percentage of wins in brackets.
Caitlin Lansom17 wins (94%)Kian Tevlin4 wins(40%)
Ben Haughton 14 wins (61%)Aimee Carey3 wins(30%)
Abigail Fung9 wins(47%)Sophie Kershaw3 wins(27%)
Lyra Holmes7 wins(41%)Harry Finn3 wins(21%)
Aimee D5 wins(38%)Ronin Giron3 wins(20%)
Rory Lees5 wins(24%)Olivia Bell3 wins(19%)
For the second year in succession, Caitlin and Ben record the most wins. Just like last year, the majority of this list is made up of girls, well done! Overall, a total of 30 swimmers represented the club in the four Jubilee Gala’s – well done to you all.
INTER TOWN FRIENDLY LEAGUE
Please see the separate season review I publish in the summer to see how we did during the season 2014 > 2015
MANCHESTER & DISTRICT
After a year break, this popular event was back once again at Broughton Pool. There was no heat this year and the contest was a straight final. But once again the outcome was a familiar one as for the fifth time in succession we finished runners up! Captain’s Joshua S and Olivia B collected the runners up shield and Ronin G was a deserving Swimmer of the Match winner.
PERSONAL BESTS
As an indication as to which swimmers have improved their times the most during the year, the swimmers with 9 p.bs and more are noted below.
Including the finalClub Gala of 2015, Abigail Fung leadsthe way with a total of 31personal best times.A brilliant achievement and well done Abigail! Abigailis followed by: Caitlin L 27, Ryan C 26, Aimee C 22, Ben H 22, Harry F, Harry T 22, Rory L 20, Lyra H 19, Joshua S 19, Michael H 18, Sam D 18, Dylan F 17, Kian T 16, Ronin G 16, Callum S 15,
Lois D 14, Joseph E 14, Sophie K 14, Erin 13, Tegan 13, Aimee D 12, Oonagh 11, Sophie Q 11, Max S 10, Mitchell O N 10, Charlotte C 9, Ben L 9, Jessica W 9 and Dominic A 9
(Last year the top three were Sophie Q, Rory L and Olivia B/ Aimee D)
In an exact opposite of last years, the Boys in 2015 averaged more p.bs per swimmer with 10.2 per swimmer compared to 8.2 for the girls. Well done to the Boys!
SUMMER FUND RAISING SWIM
Almost 80 swimmers (and parents) competed in the fun event to raise money for the club in what was an excellent competition. £2,031 was raised and once again, a big thanksyou to Steve Shilley who raised over half of this! Well done to all the swimmers in Daniel Brigg’s winning team, but I must mention that unfortunately 1 in 5 of those who took part failed to raise any sponsor money.
CHARITY HANDICAP KNOCKOUT
This year we had 34swimmers entering the knockout which was the 18th year we have held the event. Sponsor money is still being raised during December and this year we are raising money for Reubens Retreat and Motor Neurone.
This year’s final was between Harry Trelfa and Ben Lawton - Harry who had started on Go in every race, versus Ben who had come from behind in every race. In the climax to a brilliant tournament, it was Harry who came out on top by once again leading from start to finish and in doing so recorded his 5th personal best in a row. This was the first time this feat had ever been achieved and was a tremendous achievement. Well done to Harry and commiserations to Ben.
SPECIAL MENTIONS
Congratulations to the following swimmers, who have attended every single gala the club has competed in* during the season (20) up to and including 24th November.
Ben Haughton and Ronin Giron
This is the third year in a row that Ben has competed in everygala (just like Sophie Quigley last year)
An excellent effort from both swimmers and parents I’m sure you will agree.
* Only swimmers under 13 are eligible for this award (Inter / Jubilee and Junior)
FINALLY
As ever, a big thank you to all those who help with the running of the galas, from taking money on the door, setting up the equipment, scoring, announcing, the runners, raffle donators, timekeepers, those who send up, look after the blocks, takeovers and those who cheer on the swimmers.
As I am sure you all appreciate though, we do need as many parents and senior swimmers to continue to help out in gala’s whenever possible.
I have been very pleased with the help offered for our home galas during the year, which is much appreciated and I would hope that this can continue in the future.If you do not currently get involved and wish to take a more active role, please see me or any of the coaches.
What has been disappointing though has been the number of reminders that have had to be given to swimmers who have failed to tick their names off on either the pool or foyer notice boards. This has proven to be very time consuming and has resulted in far too many last
minute team alterations, leading to an often unsettled team in the Inter Town galas in particular.
I have often said this, but I have no doubt that we run the most professional galas of all clubs and they nearly always run without a hitch.Thanks for your support from both myself and the swimmers and I look forward to this continuing in the future.
And don’t forget swimmers, these are your trophies we have won this year. If you want to take these to school assembly and show off your achievements – please ask!
Mark Clough
Team Manager
December 2015